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Around 25,000 households in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Residents witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.